Despite the horrific start to the ski season, there are still turns to be had…provided the cognoscenti will share their stashes and turn some tricks. Friday I had the undeserved good fortune to snag a day of cat skiing with the gang at Vail Powder Guides, courtesy of the American Mountain Guides Association, and the [...]
It’s late morning and one of the shortest days of the year when you and your five-deep crew pull up to the crags. One by one they lift packs, cams, rope bags– everything out of the car. Gear is divvied up amongst the team. In 15 minutes the march to the crags begins. Once everyone’s [...]
Having spent the past three winters living in Crested Butte, Colorado, I have become very accustomed to the harsh, long winters you experience there. Several times walking to the lift knowing the temperatures were well below zero. It’s not that I necessarily like the extreme cold, it’s that it is simply part of living in [...]
For the first time in quite a while I managed to sneak under the 165-pound bodyweight mark. It has been a while, folks. Back in the day, believe it or not, I’d get down to 152 pounds during bike-racing season. Oh, the years (and donuts and pasta dinners) have not treated my gut kindly…but with [...]
I didn’t believe in love at first site until… I met Osprey. The first time I put on an Osprey Pack was in a store in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was the Xenon 70 and I sighed out loud the minute it hit my back. The guy in the store who was fitting me was [...]
